Chapter 49

“Harper, we’ve been friends for over 20 years. Staying at your place feels as comfy as my own home. But with you moving, it’s like there’s an emptiness in my heart.

“If it weren’t for Felix’s mistakes, this wouldn’t be happening. Just the thought of being apart from you

hurts,” Aunt Melinda sald.

“This isn’t his fault. We’re moving because we like the new place and the neighborhood’s architecture. It really has nothing to do with Felix. Don’t overthink it,” Morn comforted her.

“I know, Harper, I know everything,” Aunt Melinda said, breaking into tears again.

I fell asleep again at some point and had a particularly frightening nightmare.

I found myself falling into an abyss surrounded by towering mountains with no visible peaks. Water relentlessly cascaded from above, swiftly engulfing me up to waist level.

All around, there were only barren mountains and tumultuous waters. I was trapped in the water, completely immobilized. When I tried to scream for help, my throat felt constricted, and I was unable to

voice a word.

desperate, I suddenly woke up, realizing my clothes were drenched in cold

warm water from the kitchen, I returned

that moment, with only a few simple words that read. “Is it because of

thinking for a while, I understood he was

told him about our new house, and he came

buying a house was a family matter,

where neither of us spoke, and I didn’t bother

I deleted it without listening, exited the

the next day was exceptionally good. The autumn sky was a clear azure,

delightful. I reclined on Dad’s lounge chair

but when I noticed, he seemed to have

you reply to my messages?” He was standing against the light, and I couldn’t discern his

have been constantly

y words.

me intensely as if he was trying to figure out

was true or false. Felix’s feelings and thoughts

longer my concem.

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